By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian share markets drifted lower after scaling a near four-year peak on Tuesday ahead ...

The August 1 deadline for U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff on Japanese imports to take effect is closing in.

Japan’s ruling party faces major setbacks as Trump’s tariff deadline approaches, threatening the economy and trade relations.

Trump has sent letters to leaders of dozens of countries outlining the tariff levels set to begin on Aug. 1. In recent months ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called the announcement of slightly higher US tariffs “truly regrettable” while he ...

The US sets reciprocal tariffs of 25% for Japan and South Korea. Both countries vowed to accelerate negotiations within three ...

A bad night for the ruling coalition could cost the prime minister his job and make it harder to strike a deal with ...

Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a ...

This means that Ishiba no longer has easy control over the upper or lower houses of parliament; last October, the LDP lost ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which Prime Minister Ishiba leads, secured 47 seats in parliament, short of the 50 it needs for a majority.

Since July 7, Trump has been sending out new tariff rates for countries across the globe, including major trading partners ...

Asian share markets held their ground near a four-year peak on Tuesday, buoyed by Wall Street's closing record high ahead of ...